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Pac-12 Saturday Football Results: UCLA Tops Utah; No. 6 USC Wins

Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Zach Charbonnet lead unbeaten Bruins. ASU upsets Washington. No. 12 Oregon rolls. Oregon State wins with 13 seconds left.
Jake Curtis|
Pac-12 Saturday Football Results: UCLA Tops Utah; No. 6 USC Wins
Pac-12 Saturday Football Results: UCLA Tops Utah; No. 6 USC Wins

No. 18 UCLA established itself as the team to beat in the Pac-12 as Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson and running back Zach Charbonnet had big games in UCLA's 42-32 victory over 11th-ranked Utah in Pasadena on Saturday.

No. 6 USC had another strong second half to get past Washington State 30-14, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix had a big game in the No. 12 Ducks' ......victory over Arizona, and No. 21 Washington suffered its second straight defeat, losing to Arizona State 45-38. And Oregon State won a game that seemed lost with a 56-yard touchdown with 13 seconds remaining against Stanford.

No. 18 UCLA 42, No. 11 Utah 32

In Pasadena, Calif.: One week after handing then-No. 15 Washington its first loss, UCLA took care of preseason conference favorite Utah to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 2005. The Bruins are 3-0 in conference games, while Utah slipped to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Pac-12.

UCLA running back Zach Charbonnet ran for a career-high 198 yards, and Dorian-Thompson was  18-for-23 for 299 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.  He also ran for a touchdown.  Dorian-Thompson's near-perfect day was ruined when he threw a pick six on his final pass of the game with 31 seconds remaining.

Utah quarterback Cameron Rising from 23-for-32 for 287 yards, but he turned the ball over twice.  He threw an interception when Utah was threatening in the first quarter, then fumbled on a play that virtually ended the Utes' hopes.

Two plays pushed what had been a tight game in UCLA's favor.

The Bruins had a 28-25 lead when it faced a second-and-19 from its own 30-yard line in the fourth quarter.  That when Thompson-Robinson hit Logan Loya for a 70-yard touchdown pass that made it 35-25 as seen in this video.

On Utah's ensuing possession, Rising fumbled on a fourth-and-1 run, and UCLA's Jaylin Davies picked it up at the Utah 39-yard line and returned it 38 yards to the 1-yard line, as seen below.

UCLA scored one play later to make it 42-25 with 9:26 remaining in the game.

Utah faces USC next week, while UCLA has a bye before playing Oregon the following week.

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No. 6 USC 30, Washington State 14

In Los Angeles:  Travis Dye ran for a season-high 149 yards and a touchdown and also caught three passes for 18 additional yards to help USC improve to 6-0 for the first time since 2006. It was Dye's fourth 100-yard game this season after rushing for 1,271 yards for Oregon last season.

USC quarterback Caleb Williams was 15-for-29 for 188 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, and he has 14 TD passes and one interception for the season.

Jaylen Jenkins ran for 130 yards and caught two passes for 54 yards for Washington State (4-2, 1-2), but the Cougars were held scoreless in the second half.

The Trojans led 17-14 at halftime, but got some breathing room in the third quarter when Caleb Williams threw his second touchdown pass (below) to Mario Williams, who had two TD catches.

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Arizona State 45, No. 21 Washington 38

In Tempe, Ariz.: Arizona State backup quarterback Trenton Bourguet came off the bench to lead ASU (2-4, 1-2) to an upset victory over 21st-ranked Washington, which suffered its second loss in two weeks to drop to 4-2, 1-2.

It was ASU's first win this season over an FBS team, and most of it came without starting quarterback Emory Jones, who left the game with an injury late in the second quarter.

Bourquet had not thrown a pass this season when he entered the game, but he went 15-for-21 for 182 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. His 2-yard touchdown pass to Elijhah Badger gave the Sun Devils a 45-38 lead with 7:23 left in the game.

Xazavian Valladay rushed for 111 yards for ASU, which recorded its first win for interim head coach Shaun Aguano.

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was 33-for-53 for 311 yards, no touchdowns and one pick, and he got the Huskies to the ASU 31-yard line with 32 seconds left.  But a bad snap on a third-down play resulted in a loss of 30 yards and ended the Huskies' chances.

Washington has lost eight in a row on the Sun Devils' home field.

Below, Michael Penix Jr. throws a pass that bounces off the head of his offensive guard, and Arizona State's Jordan Clark gets an interception off the deflection and returns it for a touchdown that gave ASU a 24-10 lead.

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No. 12 Oregon 49, Arizona 22

In Tucson, Ariz.: Bo Nix led the Ducks, who rolled up 580 yards of offense, including 306 rushing yards, while scoring more than 40 points for the fifth straight game.

Nix was 20-for-25 for 265 yards, and he also ran for 70 yards and three rushing touchdowns for Oregon (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12). He sat out nearly all of the fourth quarter as Oregon took a 49-16 lead after three quarters.

Jayden de Laura was 24-for-42 for 241 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Arizona, which dropped to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

Oregon had no turnovers and didn't allow any sacks as it heads into a bye week before hosting UCLA on Oct. 22..

Kris Hutson made a nice, 42-yard reception (below) to set up an Oregon touchdown.

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Oregon State 28, Stanford 27

In Stanford, Calif.: Oregon State shocked Stanford when Beavers quarterback Ben Gulbranson's completed a 56-yard pass to Tre-Shaun Harrison, who made an acrobatic catch and spun away to score the game-winning touchdown with 13 seconds left in the game.

The drive started at Oregon State's 24-yard line with 54 seconds left, and the Beavers had no timeouts. Gulbranson threw two completions for 20 yards, then, with the clock running, he made the throw to Harrison.

Stanford (1-4, 0-4) has now lost 10 straight conference games and 11 in a row to FBS opponents. Tanner McKee was 20-for-32 for 269 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions

Beavers played with No. 2 quarterback Gulbranson with starter Chance Nolan out with a neck injury, and Gulbranson finished 20-for-28 for 250 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

The Beavers (4-2, 1-2) ended a two-game losing streak by overcoming a 24-10 deficit entering the fourth quarter.

Stanford's Joshua Karty made a 46-yard field goal with 58 seconds left to give the Cardinal a five-point lead before the Beavers' late touchdown drive.

Brycen Tremayne made an outstanding touchdown catch in the first half (below) to put Stanford up  17-7.

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Cover photo of Dorian Thompson-Robinson by Kiyoshi Mio, USA TODAY Sports

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Jake Curtis
JAKE CURTIS

Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.

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